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August 24 2014

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A photograph of a smiling man in a dark red saffron-toned shawl, wearing a large ornate gold and dark-bead necklace (rudraksha-style mala) and gold earrings, with white vertical tilak and a red bindi on his forehead. He stands at left with one hand on his chest, looking toward the side. Beside him a video camera is mounted on a black tripod, and behind them a crowd of devotees in white dhotis and garlands stands under a white canopy at an open-air gathering.2014-08-24A photograph of a smiling man in a red-orange cloth wrap, with a red bindi, white tilak on his forehead, gold earrings and a long gold-and-rudraksha bead garland. He holds a small microphone in one hand beside a video camera on a tripod. Behind him, a crowd of white-clad devotees stands under a open pavilion roof, while a bald man in orange garments is partly visible in the right foreground. The man has long swept-back hair and distinctive ornate adornments, consistent with the a person appearance cue, but identity is uncertain from appearance alone.2014-08-24August 24 20142014-08-24A smiling person in a maroon-and-saffron wrap with a long gold bead necklace and a tilak on the forehead stands at center, holding a small hand-held microphone. Behind and around him, saffron-clad ascetics and a large crowd of devotees, many women in white saris with red bindis and red-trimmed borders, fill an open pavilion under a yellow canopy, with trees beyond. A tray of offerings sits at lower left.2014-08-24Photograph inside a temple hall at a ceremony. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man with swept-back dark hair and a gold armband wears a maroon wrap and a heavy gold necklace with red and yellow flower garlands, smiling and looking down. Behind him, women in orange and cream saris with rudraksha malas stand with hands folded, alongside men in white dhotis and maroon shawls. A tripod-mounted camera and a tray of pink offerings sit at the right edge, with a wrought-metal screen and lamps in the background.2014-06-28 +1 copiesJanuary 02 20162016-01-02A crowd of devotees in white dhotis and saffron-red robes gathers in a hall. In the centre, a smiling person with a tall black turban, red-brown robes with gold borders, a heavy rudraksha mala and a gold waist sash stands among them, holding a handheld microphone. Nearby, others in white and red wear rudraksha malas, and a man in white stands with bare chest and sacred marks on his forehead. Blurred onlookers fill the foreground.2016-01-02A woman in a red sari with a gold-bordered yellow edge stands with her back to the camera in a covered open-sided hall with a tiled floor. She wears gold earrings, a gold necklace and a dark hair bun with a red flower. Facing her is a crowd of men dressed in white dhotis and shirts, many wearing red-orange flower garlands and some holding yellow cloth bags. A cameraman with a video camera on a tripod films the scene, and a man in an orange-and-gold cloth stands at right. A golden deity shrine or altar is visible at left.2014-08-24May 15 20132013-05-15January 02 20162016-01-02August 24 20142014-08-24A photograph of a long-haired man in a rust-orange (saffron) dhoti-style wrap with a matching shoulder wrap, wearing a multi-strand rudraksha mala and large gold bead necklace, gold bangles and an upper-arm band, with a red bindi and a small gold earring. He raises one hand in blessing toward a line of devotees in white shirts who have their palms joined in namaskar or folded hands. A camera with a red recording light is in the foreground, and a colourful draped backdrop is behind. Swamiji (probable) appears here by appearance cues: saffron wrap, rudraksha mala, gold necklace and long swept-back hair, shown in the role of a blessing teacher greeting devotees. Five to six visible people are present, including partial figures at the edges.2013-05-15